Video surveillance system and method
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1. A system, comprising:
- a client operable to perform a financial transaction, the client further operable to generate data from the financial transaction, the client having a camera operable to generate video of the financial transaction, the client operable to store the data and the video in a digital file; and
a server coupled to the client using a communications network, the server operable to receive the digital file from the client such that the data and the video are associated at the client and may be received at the server as associated with a particular financial transaction;
the server operable to store the digital file in a first database;
the server having a graphical interface operable to retrieve data and video from the digital file stored in the first database for presentation; and
wherein the data and the video are transmitted between the client and the server using a single communication path.
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Abstract
A video surveillance system (10) includes clients (12) coupled to servers (20) using a network (24). The clients (12) generate digital files (14) that may include data (82), video (72), and audio (74). Using the network (24), the clients (12) communicate the digital files (14) to the servers (20) for monitoring, analyzing, and reporting on the financial transactions occurring at the clients (12). The video surveillance system (10) also supports one-way or two-way audio/video conferencing between the clients (12) and the servers (20) using the network (24).
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25 Claims
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1. A system, comprising:
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a client operable to perform a financial transaction, the client further operable to generate data from the financial transaction, the client having a camera operable to generate video of the financial transaction, the client operable to store the data and the video in a digital file; and a server coupled to the client using a communications network, the server operable to receive the digital file from the client such that the data and the video are associated at the client and may be received at the server as associated with a particular financial transaction; the server operable to store the digital file in a first database; the server having a graphical interface operable to retrieve data and video from the digital file stored in the first database for presentation; and wherein the data and the video are transmitted between the client and the server using a single communication path. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 21, 23, 24)
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11. A method, comprising:
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generating data from a financial transaction; generating video of the financial transaction; associating the data and the video at the client; storing the data and the video in a digital file at a client; receiving the digital file at a server using a communications network, such that the data and the video are transmitted to the server over a single communication path, and the server may associate the digital file with a particular financial transaction; storing the digital file at the server; and presenting data and video in the digital file using a graphical interface. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22, 25)
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